by kramoltz@hotmail.com | Dec 15, 2020 | Animal Stories (mostly Dogs in the Military)
One often overlooked war dog role was use as a draft animal. During the First World War, Italy and Belgium were two of the countries that used to pull small, two-wheeled carts full of machine-gun ammunition or other supplies. Often these dogs had often been used to...
by kramoltz@hotmail.com | Dec 12, 2020 | Animal Stories (mostly Dogs in the Military)
The end of the year means charitable giving for many, and SimplySOLD™ is no exception. We love animals, so we support animal welfare agencies and organizations. SimplySOLD™ donates to companies such as the Arizona Humane Society and the Hermitage no-kill...
by kramoltz@hotmail.com | Oct 6, 2020 | Animal Stories (mostly Dogs in the Military)
How he got the name has been lost to history, but on the battlefield in WWI he was an angel. A French war dog, Satan was tasked with finding a lost group of soldiers during the battle of Verdun. Searching the battlefield he was shot twice but kept going until he...
by kramoltz@hotmail.com | Aug 15, 2020 | Animal Stories (mostly Dogs in the Military)
In the First World War German U-Boats were the scourge of the seas. But they didn’t always torpedo the vessels they sank. To save torpedoes for bigger targets, a U-Boat might surface and sink a ship using its deck gun. In one such incident, the crew of a ship about to...
by kramoltz@hotmail.com | Jul 30, 2020 | Animal Stories (mostly Dogs in the Military)
The Movie Career. Back in the U.S. after WWI, Lee Duncan trained Rin Tin Tin daily to perform stunts and follow commands. It wasn’t long before his talent landed him roles in silent movies in the 1920’s. In those films he often portrayed a courageous dog...